Wind-shield.



H. C. 'GRANMER.

WINDSHIELD. APPLICATION FILED NOV.23,1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

have been of either a complete integral conefrnn- HARRY'C. ORANME-RQOF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WIND-SHIE 2L1 Specification of Letterslatentg' Petemeet're 4t; 1989.

Application filed November 23, 1998. Serial Nol 463,966.

connection with automobiles or like vehicles and more shield. I

As heretofore constructed, wlnd shields particularly to a collapsible type of struction or formed in sections to produces the arts are so arranged that when it is de ca lly impossible and the sections maybe.

and securely fastened-by. suit collepsible structure. In the former type no means have been provided to permit of its disuse, if, necessary, while in the'lctter type sire to bring the shield to inoperative position, various parts of the vehicle interfere and prevent the shield from assuming a com pletely lowered position and consequently it takes up a large amount of space and it is inipossible to prevent a vibration end-rattling of the shield.

In my present invention I. have devised it novel construction whereby the radmlswing;

of the shield when essurninge closed position, is reduced to a minimum, likelihood of the ing with any portions of the vehicle is practiswung freely able locking means;

- For-the purpose of illustrating my inven tion,. I have shown in the accompanyingdrawings one form thereoi which ise t1 present preferred by me, since the same has bcen-,-

oundin practice to give satisfactory and reliable results although it. is to be understood that the'various instrunientelities of which;

my invention consists can be variously; er.- rangedend organized and thatrny invention in notlimited tothe precise arrangement and: organizationz of these insttumentelitiesasherein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a, front elevation of a. portion ofe wlndishield embodying myinoyel supportvtherefor; Fig. 2 represents a Sid? elevation showing, inidotted lines, the posi+ ti0ns: oi the parts-of: the frame when being folded: FigxBrepresentss section through whereby; the arts of the shield-interfer-- the-joint of the supportingmeansl Fig. represents-eiseotionon line Fig; 2.

Similar numeralsofreference indicate cor responding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings :1 designates-e, standard adapted to be attachedto the dash board or other suitable portion offer automobile or'like vehicle, in the present instence being secured-theretoby meensof a. bracket 2. having-en eye 3 thereinithroughwhich the threaded end 4 of: the standard 1 is passed. and locked by meensof the-nut 5, orsimilar well known means. It willofcourse be 11111 derstoodthat there :are. two of these stand? ards, oneiat either side of the deshboerdbut for the purpose herein, .the-descriptien of one will suflice for both.

e 1 designates the lower frame of a wind shield having mounted therein the .usuel-f less 7 or other. suitable material, the same eing. ivotediat eech-side-to one of the stand,-

sectionimay be swiing relative to the stair erds 1 iorepur ose to be hereinafter dethis-ieetureof pivoting; the lower sectionto the sidestenrlerds L at six-point substantially: the center of gravity of the said lower sectioni 6.- By thuspivoting the lower section so gthetitnrevolves about-the axis of rotation in. ithe ple'ne oi the standards l it will be epiperent that the weight. of thissection' is evenly distributed thus permitting easy manipulation-lie changing; from one position to. another eml elso reduces the range oi; swing ineioldinggmovement;

9 designates-the fnerne oi'the upper section of the wind shield carrying esimilar lower. 'sectiontin suchie meimeras to pert mit the two sections being folded together, as desired. Inv the present inst'enoe the meeting, ends of, the lowerkfreme- 6: end the ll whereby elsolidbeerin'g surface isprd yided, which produces-substantielly the-effect of an integral one-piece 'windsliield .when in openzpositionz peir'of knuckles,.one formed on each: heed;

around. the bolt 12.-as a. pivot endthereby upper frame 9 are eech zprovided withe heed;

.12 designates e bolt pessingthrough 11, whereby one member-may. beswung ards 1 y means of inboltS, whereby the lower scribed. Particu er. ettention'isdirected tomateriel lfl'thereineud mounted on the' bring the two sections to collapsed position. VVhenin open position, as shown in Fig. 1,

. it is necessary to provide a means for 100 ring are in alinement when the sections are upright. It willv be; clear therefore when the two frame sections 6 and 9 arebroughtinto alinement'and the bolt 14: screwed into lace, that the enlarged meeting faces of the eads 11 will rovide a'substantial foundation, which gives stability and ractically an integral frame throughout. l vhen the wind shield is this open position, as just described, 'it'i s of course necessary to provide means to prevent the same from swinging loosely around the pivot 8 and for this purpose I have shown, in the present instance, 'a bolt 17 passing through the upper portion of the standard 1 and engaging a threaded o ening. 18 in the upper frame section 9 while at the lower portion a similar bolt 19 passes through the standard 1 and enters a threaded o ening 20 of the lower section frame. Pre erably I provide these bolts with a squared portion 21 so that a wrench may easily be slipped over and loosen or tighten the same, as the case may be. By the aid of these locking screws 17 and 1}) all swinging of the shield relative to v .the standards 1 is prevented and furthermore each section is fast'to the standards 1 Y and since the two sections are locked together by the head structure, before de scribed, the complete shield and standards are practically'a uniform structurewith no loose parts to 'jar or rattle.

When theshieldis in its folded or collapsed position, that is with the upper section turned down upon the lower, it is just as necessary to provide means to prevent the parts shaking loose or producing a disagreeable vibration and in the present instance I have provided a link 22, as here shown, pivotally secured to the upper sec:

tion 9 and rovided with an aperture 23, which in to ded position of the shield is brought into alinement with the lower bolt 19 and thus holds all the parts rigidly together.

It will be noted that suitable brace means, as the rod 24, is located at each sideof the shield, being preferably attached tol'the top of the standards 1 and connected to asuitable portion of the vehicle.

When it is desired to fold the shield the thumb bolts 17 and 19 are withdrawn from looking position with their respective sectionsfliand f and the 1 Ip per sectionfiifolded down upon the lower section 6, which latter at the same time is swung on the pivot S to the angular position indicated in dotted usual vibration.

lines, Fig. 2, by which means the radial swing of the parts of the shield is reduced to a minimum. From this position the two sections are again swung on the pivot 8 to the vertical position, whereupon the link 22 is brought over and locked by the replacing of screw 19. Attention is directed particularly to this shorteningof the radial swing of the shield during its folding movement, as the same is accomplished by a novel pivoting of the shield at a point somewhat remote from the attaching means between the sections of the wind shield. It is well known that in wind shield constructions especially in the type adapted for automobile use, that. when t parts of the shield are swung to closed position that various parts of the vehicle, such as the steering wheel or the lamps, are located so near tothe wind shield that it is impossible to bring the shield to a complete closed position and consequently the arts remain in a partiallyopen position, w ich is not only unsightly'but makes it impossible to fasten the same rigidly to prevent rattling and un- It will now be apparent that I have'der vised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliableresults, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of themvention or sacrificing any'of its advanta es.

Having thus described my invention, w at I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. .In a device of the character described,

an upper section, a lower sectiompivoted thereto, standards adjacent said section and pivot means between said standards and the ower section forming an axis of rotation in the plane of said st ndards and passing substantially through the center 0 gravlty of said lower section.

2. In a device of the character described, an upper section, a lower section pivoted thereto, standards adjacent said sectlon and pivot means between said standards and the owcr section forming an axis of rotation 1n the plane of said standards and passing substantially-through the center 0 thereto, standarr'l's' adfiacent said section and pivot means between .said standards and the ower section forming an fLXlS of rotation 1n gravlty of said lower section, and means to lock both the plane of saidstandards and passing substantially through the center of gravity of the plane of said standar' s and assin subsaid lower se,ction,and-1neans to lock said stantially through the center 0 gravity of 10 sections together in folded position. said lower section, and means to lock said 4'. In device of the character described, sections together in open position.

3 an upper section, a lower section pivoted HARRY C. CRANMER. thereto, standards adjacent said section and Witnesses:

pivot means between said standards and the ROBERT M. BARR, lower section fornung an was of rotation in C. D. MoVAY. 

